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BGB Fantasy League 2020: Week 8

We started with 10 teams aiming for glory. Now only two have the chance to claim the BaseballGB Fantasy League crown. Read on to find out which sides made it through to the championship final.

Championship bracket

TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Bunting for Britain89/3263217485.273.83467.1527742.671.148
Cheshunt Maltsters78/3373313443.231.72267.1566512.671.162

Third beat second in the first of the championship semi-finals.

  • Salvador the saviour: Perez (Bunting) HR, 3 RBI, SB, .500 AVG, 1.624 OPS
  • MVP?: Abreu (Bunting) 3 HR, 5 RBI, .462 AVG, 1.402 OPS
  • Need for speed: S Marte (Bunting) 3 SB
  • Safe at home: Gurriel Jr (Maltsters) 7 R
  • Disco inferno: Burnes (Bunting) 19 K
  • Wins still matter: P Lopez (Bunting) 2 W, 13 K, 0.73 WHIP
  • Pressed into action: Pressly (Maltsters) 3 SV
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Mighty Slugs72/3334217374.216*.70377.2608923.131.245
Norwich No II76/3524314630.216*.68168.1728232.630.977

The Slugs topped the standings in the regular season but the fourth seed advance to the final after a well-contested matchup.

  • RBI machine: Anderson (Norwich) 4 R, 10 RBI; C Frazier (Norwich) 8 R, 7 RBI; Hiura (Norwich) 4 R, 7 RBI
  • Homer happy: Springer (Slugs) 4 HR, SB, .333 AVG, 1.193 OPS; Machado (Slugs) 3 HR, SB, 320 AVG, 1.026 OPS; Harper (Slugs) 3 HR
  • Feeling stingy: Hendricks and Paddack (both Norwich) W, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP; Lamet (Norwich) W, 1.38 ERA, 0.69 WHIP; Carrasco (Norwich) W2.08 ERA, 1.00 WHIP; Cole (Norwich) W, 1.29 ERA, 0.71 WHIP
  • By way of the K: Luzardo (Slugs) 14 K
  • What we have, we hold: Duffey (Norwich) 2 HLD.

Consolation bracket

TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Didsbury Dodgers65/273418297.238.68628.0012324.501.184
Richie’s RBI’s70/3284212386.213.66058.2636714.450.948

The RBIs advance to the consolation final as the pitching staff got the job done against the Dodgers.

  • Bronx bombers: LeMahieu (RBIs) 9 R, 4 HR, 10 RBI; Sanchez (RBIs) 6 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI
  • Above average: Bogaerts (Dodgers) 2SB, .364 AVG; Betts (Dodgers) 3 SB, .321 AVG; Myers (Dodgers) SB, .318 AVG, 1.082 OPS
  • Hitting all the right notes: Singer (RBIs) W, 8 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP
  • Vintage: Kershaw (RBIs) W, 15 K, 2.70 ERA, 0.68 WHIP
  • Closing time: Barnes (RBIs) 2 SV
  • Firm grip: Bradley (Dodgers) 2 HLD
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Orpington Eagles79/3364213474.235.74469.0517323.391.257
Beckenham A&E Dept61/2573418465.237.82050.1217205.721.354

A good week for the Eagles’ pitchers helped them book a place in the consolation final.

  • Cool hand Luke: Voit (A&E Dept) 5 HR, .385 AVG, 1.429 OPS
  • Pop in his bat: Buxton (A&E Dept) 4 HR, .375 AVG, 1.317 OPS
  • Speedy catcher: Vazquez (A&E Dept) 2 SB, 3.13 AVG
  • Safe at home: Soto (Eagles) 6 R
  • In the clutch: Rendon, Lindor and Gregorius (all Eagles) 6 RBI each
  • Feeling stingy: Castillo (Eagles) W, 10K, 0.00 ERA, 0.57 WHIP; Bassitt (Eagles) W, 0.00 ERA, 0..90 WHIP; Berrios (Eagles) W, 6 K, 0.82 ERA, 1.09 WHIP
  • Strikeout machine: Minor (Eagles) W, 16 K
  • Hold this: Diekman (Eagles) 2 HLD.

Week 9 Matchups In progress

Championship Bracket

Consolation Bracket

BGB Fantasy League 2020: Week 7

After seven weeks, the BaseballGB Fantasy League’s regular season is over. Read on to find out which teams will be competing for the title in the playoffs and which teams are battling for the consolation prize.

TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Richie’s RBI’s95/33060134615.288.84469.2767623.360.9312
The Cheddar Chasers59/2404511436.246.74544.1424603.651.220

The RBIs did all they could to secure a place in the top four but had to settle for 5th.

  • Power and speed: Mondesi (RBIs) 8 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 SB
  • Safe at home: LeMahieu (RBIs) 8 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, SB
  • Mighty Met: McNeil (RBIs) 5 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .476 AVG, 1.512 OPS
  • Unbeatable: Lynn (RBIs) 2 W, 16 K, 1.29 ERA, 0.79 WHIP
  • Pitching royalty: Singer (RBIs) W, 8 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.38 WHIP
  • Closing time: Barnes (RBIs) 2 SV
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Bunting for Britain74/2994111476.247.72779.1418615.671.252
Mighty Slugs94/3786416544.249.77564.2436743.201.079

The Slugs finish top of the regular season standings  while Bunting are in the hunt for the title after finishing third.

  • Matt’s the way to do it: Olson (Slugs) 5 R, 3 HR, 12 RBI
  • Coming home: Dozier (Slugs) 8 R, HR, 2 RBI.400 club: Candelario (Slugs) 4 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .438 AVG, 1.464 OPS; Machado (Slugs) 5 R, HR, 4 RBI, .421 AVG, 1.184 OPS
  • Need for speed: Bellinger and Tatis Jr (both Bunting) 2 SB each
  • By way of the K: McKenzie (Bunting) 14 K
  • Saving the day: Holland (Slugs) 3 SV
  • What we have, we hold: Pomeranz (Slugs) 2 HLD
  • Feeling stingy: Garcia (Slugs) 2.57 ERA, 0.71 WHIP
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Orpington Eagles74/3115311475.238.73256.0436333.051.133
Norwich No II95/3405210507.279.79575.1557521.790.859

Norwich take the final place in the championship bracket with this victory.

  • Red hot: Devers (Norwich) 7 RBI, .520 AVG, 1.480 OPS; Smith (Norwich) 7 RBI, .364 AVG, .982 OPS
  • Running wild: T Turner (Norwich) 4 SB
  • Safe at the plate: Conforto (Eagles) 9 R, 2 HR; Gregorius (Isotopes) 7 R, 2 HR
  • What a rotation: Sanchez (Norwich) 2 W, 10 K, 0.69 ERA, 0.77 WHIP; Anderson (Norwich) W, 13 K, 0.90 ERA, 1.00 WHIP; Cole (Norwich) W, 9 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.43 WHIP, Hendricks (Norwich) W, 11 K, 1.72 ERA, 0.83 WHIP; Lamet (Norwich) 11 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP
  • Save me: Colome and Hudson (both Norwich) 2 SV each
  • Safe pair of hands: Diekman (Eagles) 3 HLD
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Beckenham A&E Dept81/2835220517.286.88451.0606403.351.029
Newcastle Knights71/3334811432.213.66842.0334423.211.193

The A&E Dept finish in sixth and will take part in the consolation playoffs.

  • Cool hand Luke: Voit (A&E Dept) 8 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI
  • Plenty of pop: Buxton (A&E Dept) 3 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI; Murphy (A&E Dept) 6 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .429 AVG, 1.457 OPS
  • Ding dong: Bell (A&E Dept) 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .474 AVG, 1.342 OPS
  • Swiping bags: Story (A&E Dept) 3 R, HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB, .360 AVG, 1.065 OPS
  • No runs allowed: Snell and Bauer (both Knights) 0.00 ERA
  • Protecting leads: Chapman (Knights) SV
  • Wins still matter: Nola (A&E Dept) W, 10 K, 0.43 WHIP
  • Hold this: Williams (Knights) HLD
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Cheshunt Maltsters86/3264715555.264.78968.0266005.161.358
Didsbury Dodgers57/2463010383.232.70453.0305403.741.133

The Maltsters finish second in the standings while the Dodgers must make do with the consolation playoffs.

  • Freddie’s ready: Freeman (Maltsters) 7 R, 3 HR, 13 RBI, SB, .464 AVG, 1.500 OPS
  • So’s Marcell: Ozuna (Maltsters) 7 RBI, .313 AVG
  • Boomstick baby: Cruz (Maltsters) 3 HR, .353 AVG, 1.332 OPS; Aguilar (Maltsters) .714 AVG, 2.179 OPS
  • Woodruff (Dodgers) 0.00 ERA, 0.14 WHIP
  • Wins still matter: Ray (Dodgers) W, 1.80 ERA
  • Strikeout machines: Greinke and Plesac (both Maltsters) 9 K each
  • Lockdown closers: Hendriks and Pressly (both Malsters) 2 SV each.

Final Standings

RankTeamW-L-TPctGBLast WeekWaiverMoves
*1 Mighty Slugs48-27-9.6259-2-1132
*2 Cheshunt Maltsters49-29-6.6190.58-3-1420
*3 Bunting for Britain48-32-4.5952.52-9-1828
*4 Norwich No II45-31-8.5833.59-3-01028
5 Richie’s RBI’s43-37-4.5367.512-0-0917
6 Beckenham A&E Dept40-38-6.5129.59-3-02
7 Orpington Eagles36-40-8.47612.53-9-0317
8 Didsbury Dodgers29-49-6.38120.53-8-175
9 The Cheddar Chasers28-51-5.363220-12-06
10 Newcastle Knights24-56-4.31026.53-9-0515

Which means the first round of the playoffs looks like this:

Championship Bracket

Consolation Bracket

BGB Fantasy League 2020: Week 6

Time is running out to book a place in the BaseballGB Fantasy League, as there is just one week of the regular season left.

Here’s how the events of the past week in MLB shaped the standings.

TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Cheshunt Maltsters110/3506022622.314.96651.1335842.631.0311
The Cheddar Chasers80/3004820426.267.87140.2224303.981.281
  • MVP: Ozuna (Maltsters) 8 R, 5 HR, 13 RBI, .464 AVG, 1.674 OPS
  • Grand slams: Freeman (Maltsters) 7 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .346 AVG, 1.084 OPS
  • Three-homer weeks: Trout (Maltsters) 9 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, .400 AVG, 1.538 OPS; Sano (Maltsters) 3 HR
  • He’s going: Choo (Chasers) 2 SB
  • No non-no but still pretty good: Giolito (Maltsters) W, 17 K, 0.91 WHIP
  • Look who’s back: Plesac (Maltsters) W, 6 K, 1.50 ERA, 0.67 WHIP
  • Double duty: Watson and Castillo (both Maltsters) 1 SV and 1 HLD each
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Bunting for Britain79/3164213502.250.75448.2466013.331.1510
Didsbury Dodgers54/2243711342.241.74332.1103216.121.420
  • Butter and egg men: Brantley (Bunting) 5 R, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .346 AVG, 1.068 OPS; Abreu (Bunting) 4 R, HR, 10 RBI, .333 AVG, .908 OPS; Tatis Jr (Bunting) 7 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .292 AVG, 1.122 OPS
  • Reyes-ing the roof: Reyes (Bunting) .455 AVG
  • Hand of aces: McKenzie (Bunting) W, 6 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP; Wheeler (Bunting) W, 6 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP; Burnes (Bunting) W, 7 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.73 WHIP; Gallen (Bunting) 0.00 ERA, 0.43 WHIP
  • Comeback king: Bard (Bunting) 3 SV
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Orpington Eagles76/3144410383.242.73944.1424906.091.713
Newcastle Knights73/2984014364.245.77147.0345802.491.028
  • Kyle’s brother: C Seager (Knights) 2 HR, .435 AVG, 1.308 OPS
  • Multi-homer weeks: Cano and Castellanos (both Knights) 2 HR each
  • Need for speed: Yelich (Knights) 2 SB
  • Safe at home: Belt (Eagles) 6 R; Conforto (Eagles) 5 R, 8 RBI
  • Wins still matter: Berrios (Eagles) W
  • Catman: Gonsolin (Knights) 8 K
  • Closing time: Kintzler (Knights) 3 SV
  • Feeling stingy: Heaney (Knights) 0.00 ERA, 0.71 WHIP; Dobnak (Knights) 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Norwich No II101/3486522647.290.90665.0267333.741.317
Richie’s RBI’s101/3525211465.287.80370.0537433.211.174
  • Productive infield: Suarez (Norwich) 6 R, 5 HR, 12 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.536 OPS; T Turner (Norwich) 8 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB, .382 AVG, 1.123 OPS; Hiura (Norwich) 6 R, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 1.219 OPS; De Jong (Norwich) 2 HR, 8 RBI
  • By way of the K: Tanaka (RBIs) W, 12 K, 3.18 ERA, 0.97 WHIP; Gonzales (RBIs) W, 8 K, 1.00 ERA, 0.56 WHIP; Lugo (RBIs) W, 8 K, 1.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
  • Vintage Clayton: Kershaw (RBIs) W, 8 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP
  • Save me: Colome (Norwich) 3 SV
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Beckenham A&E Dept57/263329299.217.67661.0529402.210.936
Mighty Slugs95/3255619513.292.89874.1407024.841.366
  • Squat thrusts and chocolate milk: Alonso (Slugs) 5 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 1.019 OPS
  • Happy chappy: Happ (Slugs) 3 HR
  • Inspired pickup: Mountcastle (Slugs) 4 R, HR, 7 RBI, .429 AVG, 1.113 OPS
  • Quick: Story (A&E Dept) 3 SB
  • What a rotation: deGrom (A&E Dept) W, 21 K, 1.38 ERA; Bieber (A&E Dept) W, 19 K, 0.82 ERA; Nola (A&E Dept) W, 19 K, 2.03 ERA; Darvish (A&E Dept) W, 11 K, 1.29 ERA, 0.14 WHIP 
  • He gave up a hit: Hader (A&E Dept) 2 SV
  • What we have, we hold: Pomeranz (Slugs) HLD

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TPctGBLast WeekWaiverMoves
1 Bunting for Britain46-23-3.66010-0-2928
2 Cheshunt Maltsters41-26-5.604411-1-0517
3 Mighty Slugs39-25-8.5974.56-6-0129
4 Norwich No II36-28-8.5567.57-4-1226
5 Orpington Eagles33-31-8.51410.53-8-1416
6 Beckenham A&E Dept31-35-6.47213.56-6-03
7 Richie’s RBI’s31-37-4.45814.54-7-11016
8 The Cheddar Chasers28-39-5.424171-11-07
9 Didsbury Dodgers26-41-5.396190-10-281
10 Newcastle Knights21-47-4.31924.58-3-1615

The final push

There’s plenty to play for in the final week as only the top four advance to the championship playoffs. The teams finishing fifth to eighth will take part in he consolation playoffs. Here are the crucial matchups:
Week seven:

Bunting v Slugs

Maltsters v Dodgers

Norwich v Eagles

A&E Dept v Knights

RBIs v Chasers

BGB Fantasy League 2020: Week 5

A no-hitter. Bench-clearing incidents. A trade deadline looming. It was another eventful week in MLB. Let’s look at how it affected week five of the BaseballGB Fantasy League.

TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Norwich No II90/3285312445.274.80558.2516904.761.354
The Cheddar Chasers74/2845219456.261.84736.2424903.191.237
  • Hot hitters: Hoskins (Chasers) 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1.358 OPS; J Ramirez (Chasers) 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB
  • Trea cool: T Turner (Norwich) 6 R, .519 AVG; Alberto (Norwich) .429 AVG
  • Strikeout machine: Paddack (Norwich) W, 15 K
  • Making his mark: Melancon (Chasers) 2 SV
  • Feeling stingy: Scherzer (Chasers) 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP; Fried (Chasers) 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP; McCullers (Chasers) 1.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Bunting for Britain70/2865011416.245.750*68.1536422.771.245
Cheshunt Maltsters71/3004613474.237.750*46.0585802.740.876
  • Simply the best: Trout (Maltsters) 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1.166 OPS
  • Boomstick: Cruz (Maltsters) 3 HR, 3 RBI
  • Safe at home: Tatis Jr (Bunting) 7 R, SB, .320 AVG.400 club: Brantley (Bunting) .455 AVG; Schoop (Bunting) .409 AVG
  • No-hitter: Giolito (Maltsters) W, 0.00 ERA, 0.11 WHIP
  • Pressed into action: Pressly (Maltsters) 3 SV
  • By way of the K: Burnes (Bunting) 10 K
  • What we have, we hold: Wick (Bunting) 2 HLD
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Newcastle Knights98/3316015505.296.85048.2415534.811.486
Richie’s RBI’s81/3274213407.248.74358.1426413.551.205
  • Very good Christian: Walker (Knights) 5 R, 3 HR, 10 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.203 OPS
  • Cutch in the clutch: McCutchen (Knights) 7 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .435 AVG, 1.197 OPS
  • Need for speed: Villar (RBIs) 2 SB
  • By way of the K: Lynn (RBIs) 14 K, Lugo (RBIs) 12 K
  • No runs allowed: Kershaw (RBIs) 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP; Tanaka (RBIs) 0.00 ERA, 0.60 WHIP
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Orpington Eagles89/3274813454.272.81151.1125423.331.484
Mighty Slugs82/3254813472.252.75668.0527335.291.475
  • M&M and M&M: Muncy (Slugs) 5 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI; Machado (Slugs) 8 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI
  • Happy: Happ (Slugs) 3 HR
  • Nudge, nudge, wink, wink: Winker (Eagles) 6 R, 4 HR, .333 AVG, 1.231 OPS
  • He’s going: Lindor (Eagles) 2 SB, .360 AVG
  • .400 club: Cronenworth (Eagles) .409 AVG; Suzuki (Eagles) .417 AVG
  • Wins still matter: Valdez (Slugs) W, 11 K, 1.14 WHIP
  • Double duty: Hernandez (Slugs) W, HLD
  • No runs allowed: Minor (Eagles) 0.00 ERA
TeamH/AB*RHRRBISBAVGOPSIP*WSVKHLDERAWHIPScore
Beckenham A&E Dept65/2343813416.278.88955.1527202.111.085
Didsbury Dodgers74/2293815503.323.99544.1325215.481.565
  • RBI machine: Guerrero Jr (Dodgers) HR, 10 RBI, .391 AVG, 1.157 |OPS
  • .400 club: Bogaerts (Dodgers) .450 AVG, 1.326 OPS; Segura (Dodgers) .409 AVG
  • Swing and a drive: Rizzo (Dodgers) 3 HR, 6 RBI
  • Swiping bags: Story and Ohtani (both A&E Dept) 3 SB each
  • Where’s the run support?: deGrom (A&E Dept) 14 K, 1.29 ERA, 0.57 WHIP
  • Jumping Jack flash: Flaherty (A&E Dept) W, 0.90 ERA, 0.60 WHIP
  • Wins still matter: Maeda (A&E Dept) W, 15 K; Bieber (A&E Dept) W, 10 K
  • Standings:

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TPctGBLast WeekWaiverMoves
1 Mighty Slugs33-19-8.6175-4-3124
2 Bunting for Britain36-23-1.6080.55-6-1927
3 Orpington Eagles30-23-7.5583.54-5-3413
4 Cheshunt Maltsters30-25-5.5424.56-5-1517
5 Norwich No II29-24-7.5424.54-7-1226
6 The Cheddar Chasers27-28-5.4927.57-4-17
7 Richie’s RBI’s27-30-3.4758.55-6-11015
8 Beckenham A&E Dept25-29-6.46795-5-23
9 Didsbury Dodgers26-31-3.4589.55-5-281
10 Newcastle Knights13-44-3.24222.56-5-1613

Week 6 Matchups In progress

Trade deadline:

The MLB trade deadline was on Monday night but there is still time to make a deal in this league. Our deadline is Sunday, September 6.